REPECHAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. REPECHAGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REPECHAGE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REPECHAGE is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REPECHAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
repechagesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REPECHAGE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in REPECHAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so REPECHAGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does REPECHAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An extra heat in a competition that gives beaten contestants a second chance to qualify for the final.
The repechage is best known from rowing, cycling and judo. A crew that loses its first race may still reach the final by winning the repechage.
How REPECHAGE is used
Repechage is a sports term borrowed from French, used chiefly in rowing and other heat-based events.
- The crew won its repechage and advanced to the final.
- A repechage lets strong athletes recover from one bad race.
- She was eliminated in the heats but came back through the repechage.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REPECHAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with REPECHAGE
1 longer words begin with REPECHAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in REPECHAGE
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Common questions about REPECHAGE
- Is REPECHAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REPECHAGE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REPECHAGE worth?
- REPECHAGE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REPECHAGE mean?
- An extra heat in a competition that gives beaten contestants a second chance to qualify for the final.
- What letters can be added to REPECHAGE?
- REPECHAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of REPECHAGE:
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